More of us are living alone according to a new report by the US Census Bureau. Nearly 27 million households are occupied by a sole occupant. What does the Wall Street Journal make of this? "Among other things, it suggests a demographic bulge of lonely souls. Even if you discount the college graduates who paint the town every night before crashing happily at their first pad, you're left with a huge number of people who have found companionship and lost it or are still looking for someone to share their life with. " What now? more inside

As Seen on TV From the Shappu 2000 10 Piece Knife Set to the Topsy Tail, this site sells everything you have ever seen sold on TV late at night.

Why the Ashes of 2005 is the best Test series in cricket history more inside

Allusions to Classical Chinese Poetry in Pink Floyd

Do These 10 Hollywood Movies Get It Right in Their Portrayal of Women ??
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Robert Anton Wilson, the iconoclastic genius behind the famed 'Illuminatus! Trilogy,' has a few thousand things he'd like to teach you. more inside

Free mix tape. Every ten weeks a new selection of music from around the world is made available for streaming and free download in MP3 format from Mercedes-Benz. Mix tape 8 is up now. more inside

Trekkie == Pedophile

Simon of Space is a serialized science fiction story about a man who loses his memory and has to rediscover his identity in a large and wonderful galaxy. Two or three new chapters are posted each week. Get in on the action now, we're heading towards quite a climax!

Randy "Biscuit" Turner was found dead in his house yesterday. Artist, punk, skater, beloved local freak. What more to say? His skate punk band The Big Boys was hugely influential. more inside

Transom A showcase and workshop for new public radio

How to Save Kids from Math Anxiety Given that kids can learn to speak a language and that language is more complex than math, why is it that our educational system leaves so many math-illiterate or math-anxious? more inside

Curve Ball. Friday Flash fun. Pong meets that Tron discus game with kickball sound effects.

Kit Fisto, 6'1'', 175lb HAS MEAT DREADLOCKS Print it out, stick it everywhere, make sure they all know. more inside

A surprisingly heart-warming story about Huey Lewis. I never thought I'd write that sentence!

Curious, George: Three Wishes If you had three wishes, what would they be? Wish wisely, and no wishing for more wishes!

New York City Walk. From May 2002 - December 2004, Caleb Smith walked every single road in the whole of Manhattan - some 700 miles. He's documented the entire thing on his website, with some great pictures and fascinating trivia. His unaffected love for the city really brings it to life. Plus! Some interactive floaty pens!

How to project an image of the outside world onto a wall in your room "If you put a magnifying glass a few inches from a wall that is opposite a window, you will see the outside view projected upside down on the wall. But if you put a lens on the window and cover the rest of the window with opaque material, the lens will project the outside view over the entire opposite wall, of course you must have the proper size lens for the room." more inside

No mate, worries. Several Aussie pollies aggro about the ban of the word "mate" at Parliament House. Some piker complained that it wasn't posh enough, suddenly every man and his dog is in the blue sayin' banning "mate" is as un-Aussie as not getting sand in your cossie. Ban overturned by the next arvo, everyone's mates again, Bob's ya Uncle. D'ya reckon though it was worth spitting the dummy about? more inside

The Microscope Imaging Station